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Boxing Cuba: From Backyards to World Championship
M (Ed) Schleicher
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Description for Boxing Cuba: From Backyards to World Championship
Hardback. Boxing is the top popular sport in Cuba and part of its cultural identity. The martial arts, often represented as warlike in form, acquire here an unexpected elegance, speed and technical perfection. This publication reflects the Cuban love of sport, from youth work in the back yards of Havana to the preparations for the Olympic Games. Num Pages: 184 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AJC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 288 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Boxing is the top popular sport in Cuba and part of its cultural identity. The martial arts, often represented as warlike in form, acquire here an unexpected elegance, speed and technical perfection. This publication reflects the Cuban love of sport, from youth work in the back yards of Havana to the preparations for the Olympic Games. At the same time it tells the story of this fascinating world sport. Cuba's pride in its boxers and its sports tradition remains unbroken. Boxing schools and national boxing idols happily granted the photographer Katharina Alt access to their training facilities and private homes ... Read more
Boxing is the top popular sport in Cuba and part of its cultural identity. The martial arts, often represented as warlike in form, acquire here an unexpected elegance, speed and technical perfection. This publication reflects the Cuban love of sport, from youth work in the back yards of Havana to the preparations for the Olympic Games. At the same time it tells the story of this fascinating world sport. Cuba's pride in its boxers and its sports tradition remains unbroken. Boxing schools and national boxing idols happily granted the photographer Katharina Alt access to their training facilities and private homes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1211g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783777426129
SKU
V9783777426129
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99-99
About M (Ed) Schleicher
Michael Schleicher is director of the Cultural Department of the Munich-based newspaper Munchner Merkur. Katharina Alt is a photographer who lives and works in Munich.
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